Lighting T5/CFL only thread (the manual)

[Greenlantern226]

i havent mixed soil yet waiting on seeds. so use ffof straight. ok ill put up pics as soon as i can. THANKS=)

 

[AndyBotwin]

i havent mixed soil yet waiting on seeds. so use ffof straight. ok ill put up pics as soon as i can. THANKS=)

Well, you should know that OF can burn seedlings. My current grow has two plants started in OF and they're doing great. But I fried 4 more seeds trying to start them in the same soil and finally gave up and germed them in a party cup with LW. I would recommend going with something like 3/5 OF and 2/5 LW. I also like to mix some extra perlite in just to make sure the soil is light and drains well. Or you could start them in LW and move to the OF once they're a 1 to 2 weeks old. Check the second grow in my sig to see the party cup setup that I used.

 

[THC]

Nice topick My Man!
I'm sorry, because the time difference I just now see the new topick.
Its great! I'm realy intrested about CFL/T5 lighting.
You're very privileged sitiation in the USA. I think about many times whitch lighting sysytem will be the ideal for me. I think at first I use T5, after I think manybe i do it cheeper with simply CFL. But at last when I se the conversation in the other "lighting" topick, I decide use the T5 definitely.
But not just my country, in the whole EUROPE I dont find a complet T5 system
I see many site in the US, whitch produced T5 fixure in many size, and transform, in REALLY CHEEP!!!!!
If I do it my own fixure at home, the materials I need cost for the whole 6 tube fixture is 180--220 dollar, but of course it will not so effective, than a shop fixure.
In the US I find some prity nice fixure. And they cost the same price like I do it mine own... But they dont delivere to Europe.. :S
Anyone know a good place to buy this fixures in europe?

Not often you read a post and can hear an accent!! lol Hope you get the lights your looking for NewHope

 

[Greenlantern226]

russian rocket fuel anybody ever grown?

 

[painter]

@ NewHope: i dont know if i understand you right, and you need it still: this is an t5 fixture from germany
http://pflanzburg.de/store/product_info.php?products_id=3498

 

[L]

russian rocket fuel anybody ever grown?

I'm growing them right now check out my indoor grow in my sig.

 

[Noods]

T8 Question

I have a feeling I know the answer, but I just wanted to be sure:
I found this bulb in the cellar just now and I was wondering if it would be worth it to add to my setup, or would it be a waste of electricity?

Sylvania F30W/33 T8 3ft 30W cool white, 4000k, 2175 Lm.

Thanks in advance!

Noods

 

[agito]

nothing is a waste mate it would be good for side lighting

 

[Noods]

Cool. That's what I was hoping to hear, but I also thought I'd read that you have to have HO Flor tubes or they're not worth it.

 

[agito]

Theres always new better ways to do things but it does not mean the previous way did not work